Hehe -- it's funny you actually think that him hitting .300 will transfer directly to the majors.

 

If you hit .300 in college, it's nothing special.

 

But go ahead, keep criticizing the Sox for not drafting hard-throwers, I almost forgot that you're one of the top scouts in the country.

 

I never said I was. I also don't know why you have to act like a hardass for either. I'm sorry for having an opinion on the draft. :banghead

Brian Omogrosso, Ind. state

Sox drafted Brian Omogrosso, RHP from Indiana State University (6'4" 230 pounds)

 

Eating lunch so I'll get a writeup a little slower this go round.

Player                 ERA   W-L   APP  GS  CG SHO/CBO SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  2B  3B  HR   AB B/Avg   WP HBP  BK  SFA SHA
 

45 Omogrosso, Brian.  1.51   3-2    22   0   0   0/1    4  41.2  35   8   7  16  37   3   0   0  145  .241   11  10   0    2   6

He's a total sidearm pitcher.

OMGrosso is teh powa pitcha that teh noobs been axin fo

Big dude.

 

Saw shelby play.

 

he was rated higher at the start of the season. Started slow, finished strong.

 

hit sixth for a Kentucky team that was a surprise winner of the SEC, but then bombed in the SEC tournament and at home over the weekend in the NCAA tournament.

 

his HR numbers are a bit inflated. Plays in a small park. Kentucky as a team was third in the nation in HRs.

 

decent fielder. good, not great, speed. seemed like a good kid.

missed 05 w/injury

Big dude.

 

 

I predict in 10 years this guy will be a Bob Wickman look a like.

I predict in 10 years this guy will be a Bob Wickman look a like.

Let's get Dellin Betances this round.

Justin Cassell...a kid out of UC IRVINE (where I live). Sean Tracey went to UCI as well.

Player                 ERA   W-L   APP  GS  CG SHO/CBO SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  2B  3B  HR   AB B/Avg   WP HBP  BK  SFA SHA
 

25 Cassel, Justin...  3.43   7-9    18  18   4   1/0    0 134.0 136  61  51  25  99  23   2   6  513  .265   12   6   1    3   7

Cassel is the 40th best player in California, according to Baseball America.

 

Brother is a QB for the Patriots.

Did Omogrosso really hit 10 batters in 41 innings?

Did Omogrosso really hit 10 batters in 41 innings?

 

 

Unless they like to lie in Indiana, yes.

Did Omogrosso really hit 10 batters in 41 innings?

 

 

He figured that since he's a big guy, who'd charge the mound?

Edited June 6, 200619 yr by NYSox35

Unless they like to lie in Indiana, yes.

And if we do?

8th round pick: Kent Gerst.

 

One of the fastest players at the Area Code Games last summer, outfielder Kent Gerst could be the first high school player drafted out of Missouri. A Missouri State recruit, he's considered signable in the first 10 rounds, and the White Sox have shown as much interest as any club. Gerst has 65-70 speed on the 20-80 scouting scale, and he's a legitimate center fielder and leadoff man. He makes contact but there are some concerns about his size (5-foot-10, 175 pounds).

Kent Gerst will be in his third year as the starting centerfielder for the Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars of coach Mike Rimmer in 2006. Gerst helped the Jaguars to a district title last spring as he won all-league first team honors. He batted .400 and led his team in hitting, homers, runs, stolen bases and outfield assists. He set team marks for stolen bases in a season and a career and base hits in a season and a career. Gerst also had a 1.00 ERA and four saves on the mound. He was an all-league second team pick as a sophomore and led the club in homers, triples and steals.

Sounds like he would be a nice asset.

Excellent...more bullpen help

He's also a lefty.

From FutureSox (slowly catching back up)

 

• Justin Cassel, RHP - The Sox stick with pitching (5th pitcher took) in the 7th round going with Patriots backup QB Matt Cassel's younger brother. Cassel was a starter for UCI. Fellow Sox farm hand Sean Tracey played his ball at UCI as well. Cassel, a junior, won 9 games in 2005 and when he came to UCI he was one of the top prospects in the country (39th in the 03 draft). This year he went 7-9 with a 3.43 ERA while pitching a team high 134 innings (99 K, 25 BB). Cassel has good command of all 3 of his pitches: a fastball, curve, and changeup.

 

• Brian Omogrosso, RHP - Selected by the White Sox in the 6th round of the draft out of Indiana State. Omogrosso is an extreme sidearmer who has a relatively smooth delivery. The junior righty missed the entire 2005 season due to an arm injury.